Judge Shuler-Gray: "What I don't hear is any sorrow or regret."

More than one month after being found guilty of first degree murder, Roberto Vargas was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 shooting death of 41-year-old Eric Florez.

Vargas was sentenced Friday in Fifth Judicial District Court by Judge Jane Shuler-Gray.

Florez was found shot in his minivan on July 5, 2016, in the 300 block of Peachtree Street.

In September 2017, a jury found Vargas, 34, of Carlsbad guilty on seven charges related to the murder: first-degree murder depraved mind, conspiracy to commit first degree murder depraved mind, tampering with evidence, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Vargas was automatically given a life sentence for the first degree murder, per New Mexico state statute, and 39 years were added for other charges.

Each of the other six charges carried minimum sentences of 18 months to nine years confinement. But four years was added to those six charges due to Vargas' prior convictions.

Prosecutor Robert Perozynski argued for the maximum sentence possible, saying Vargas was "a danger and a menace to society."

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Roberto Vargas, 34, (right) sits in the courtroom awaiting to hear the verdict on the third day of trial, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Vargas is found guilty on seven charges including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2016 shooting death of Eric Florez, 41.(Photo: DeJanay Booth/Current-Argus)

"It's pure luck that only one person was killed. All four could have been killed," he said."The individual has a prior felony...he has not been a friend to society."

Defense attorney James Baiamonte asked the judge to assess only the life sentence against Vargas.

"You must impose a life sentence (by law). My client is 34. He will be 64 before he is eligible for parole. That's a hefty sentence," Baiamonte said in court.

"If you do what the state (prosecutor) asks, my client has no hope. With hope, he has a chance to earn his freedom."